Black-bellied Plover landing - East Coast, USA
An adult Black-bellied Plover, in full breeding plumage, spreading its wings as it is coming for a landing on the salt marsh at the Delaware Bay, NJ:
Black-bellied Plover ( Pluvialis squatarola ) landing - Delaware Bay, New Jersey, East Coast, USA
I was hoping to spend more days like this one in the southern NJ to photograph migrating shorebirds this past Spring. Unfortunately, weather didn't cooperate during the peak migration but I was still able to go out and enjoy these amazing birds. This year, I was mostly focused on getting wider, backlit shots to show the environment more clearly.
Here is a closer look at the same action:
Close-up, vertical crop, of an adult Black-bellied Plover (Grey Plover) extending its legs and spreading its wings as it is about to land - Southern New Jersey
Photograph captured with a Sony A1 camera paired with a Sony 600mm f/4 II lens, using following settings: 1/1600 s, f/5.6, ISO 4000
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